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Advestra's legal team, including Prof. Dr. Rashid Bahar, Dr. Sandro Fehlmann, and Dr. Fabian Loretan, provides insights on critical regulatory developments affecting Swiss financial markets. Recent publications examine FINMA's consultation on revised direct transmission rules and the implications of disclosing internal investigation reports under the Federal Act on Data Protection.

There is currently no dedicated legislative framework for structured finance in Switzerland. Contractual and collateral aspects are governed by the relevant provisions of the Swiss Code of Obligations or ...

In March 2000 the Federal Constitution was revised and the jurisdiction in the field of civil procedure law transferred to the federal legislator in order to unify the single procedural laws within one Federal Act.

On May 22, 2024, the Swiss Federal Council submitted to Parliament a proposal for the adoption of significant legislative measures aimed at strengthening the country's anti-money laundering (AML) framework.

In an insolvency of a multinational group the debtor's assets are located in different jurisdictions.

In a company or group of companies, you are often confronted with the need to fill positions at short notice or in the medium to long term. This may be necessary due to a short-term staff shortage or absence.

The Swiss Supreme Court forced a creditor to argue simultaneously the same claim at the forum applicable to that claim and at the Swiss forum of a debt-restructuring moratorium.

The Swiss Military Act revision proposes granting the Swiss Federal Council power to requisition IT experts and infrastructure for military resilience...

On 10 March 2017, the Federal Council of Switzerland has opened a hearing procedure for an amendment of the Lex Koller, the law restricting the acquisition of real estate by persons abroad.

In decision 9C_606/2025 of 24 February 2026, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court held that interest expenses on acquisition debt transferred to a target company through a downstream merger are not deductible where they lack a direct nexus to the target’s own business activity.

Grundsätzlich bleiben Verträge trotz der behördlichen Massnahmen zur Eindämmung von COVID-19 rechtsverbindlich, d.h. die vertraglichen Pflichten bleiben bestehen und sind zu erfüllen.

After a lengthy process and as one of the last stock exchanges in Europe, SIX Exchange Regulation (together with SIX Swiss Exchange, "SIX")

In connection with the international pressure on the Swiss corporate tax location, especially in relation to the Cantonal exemption of income for holding companies as well as the status...

The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is transforming how businesses approach packaging design and compliance across the European Union. This third installment of our mini-series examines the immediate impacts and practical changes companies are implementing today in response to these evolving regulatory requirements.

In einem Konzern oder einer Unternehmensgruppe ist man immer wieder damit konfrontiert, dass in einer Gesellschaft Positionen kurzfristig oder auch mittelund langfristig umbesetzt werden müssen...

Prof Dr Philipp Zurkinden is a partner and head of competition at Prager Dreifuss, and Bernhard C Lauterburg is counsel of the competition team.